Daily Themed Crossword May 4, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 4, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
May 4, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Weed-removing tools | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Cable channel that airs "Game of Thrones": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Dining table faux pas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "Other" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Naomi Campbell or Kate Moss for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Calendar abbr. for the third month | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Win by ___ (horseracing term): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Tree part that digs into the soil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Demand as a right | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Thicken as blood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Car with a bar for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Black cat to some | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Perfect rating | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | In-N-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lennon's wife Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Key ___ pie (citrus fruit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Dire fate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Harry Potter's field of study | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | End of grace | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "International ___" the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit to be continuously occupied for more than 17 years: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Pitch a tent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "T" in M.I.T.: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | A pint maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Rare jewel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Glide on snow? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Flower stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Summer shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Canada's ___ Island National Park | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ and wide (all over) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Agency headquartered in Maryland with a mission to support global health: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Electrical ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Kitten's furry foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Chicken ___ king: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Roll of bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Indian American astronaut aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003 who was on her second mission on the same shuttle: 2 wds. | KALPANACHAWLA | 13 | |
| #37 | Do ___ (lively folk dance from Ireland): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Suleman also called "Octomom" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Help in crime | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Calligrapher's liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cookie container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Actor Pitt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Not ___!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | First ___ (emergency treatment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Michael Jackson's "Black or ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Sports entertainment company associated with the likes of Yokozuna and Hulk Hogan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Flutes and Clarinets? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Yeats for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | NASA astronaut who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman at 289 days 5 hrs 1 min: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | Magazine with a palindromic name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Radio station from Georgia that broadcasts country music format | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Lily Utah's state flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Algerian seaport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Back of the neck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Record store purchases: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Brown bubbly? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Related | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Historic period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Where bagels are served | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Company name follower: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Generation ___ (difference) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Antique British gun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cry of success | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Formula ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 4, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 4, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KALPANACHAWLA at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 4, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 4, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 4, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.